Where does “късметлия” come from?

късметлия (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian късмет, from Turkish kısmet, from Ottoman Turkish قسمت, from Arabic قِسْمَة, from Arabic قَسَمَ, from Arabic س, from Arabic سَوْفَ — {{qualifier|future tense marker}}.

късметлия (Bulgarian): lucky person

Definitions

  1. lucky person

Ancestry of “късметлия”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianкъсметfortune, luck, kismet; take care, bye bye
2Turkishkısmetfate; kismet
3Ottoman Turkishقسمتfate, destiny
4Arabicقِسْمَةportion, fate; division, lot, destiny; destiny
5Arabicقَسَمَto divide, to foreordain
6Arabicسwill
7Arabicسَوْفَ{{qualifier|future tense marker}}
Every word from Arabic سَوْفَ →Every word from Arabic س →Every word from Arabic قَسَمَ →